Welcome
Hi there! Great to have you here, and can’t wait to see you at our next jam! Learn more about our different jams in this blog post and scroll down for information about our next jam.
Quick reminder: Jams are free and open to all. If you’re able to offer a donation, teaching music is my livelihood, so I am very grateful! Here are some ways you can donate:
- Via credit card or Paypal on my website: donate to the Zoom jam here
- Venmo me @averyhillstudio
- Send me a check, made out to “Avery Hill”, at: Avery Hill, PO Box 40073, Portland OR 97240
- In person jams: pay anonymously into the donation box
THANK YOU!
2024 Jam Songbook
Our 2024 Jam Songbook is here! Download below:
For those who print their songbooks, you can print the Booster pack (and Table of Contents, for reference) below and mix it into your existing songbook.
Song Retirees. Every year, we keep the songbook mostly the same, but sub in 10-15 songs, which mean we need to temporarily “retire” 10-15 songs from the previous edition. This year, we’ll be “retiring” (not forever!) the following songs:
- Catch the Wind
- I Remember Everything
- I Will Always Love You
- Keep Singing
- River Song
- The Story
- The Sun Keeps Shining
- Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- You’ve Got a Friend
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
Upcoming Jams
In Person Jam – Saturday, April 6, 2024
- PLEASE NOTE: We are moving to 1st Saturdays for 2024!
- 2-3:30pm at Artichoke Music: 2007 SE Powell Blvd.
Online Jam – Saturday, April 20, 2024
- PLEASE NOTE: We are moving to 3rd Saturdays for 2024!
- 1-2:30pm Pacific Live on Zoom: CLICK HERE to join at jam time (Check your time zone here)
- If you need it: Meeting ID: 892 8909 4832 / Password: 872673
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Jam Archives (2023)
Holiday Jam 2023
Click below for tutorials / practice videos I made for some of the songs we played together:
- Blue Christmas
- The Christians and the Pagans (Dar Williams)
- The Gift (performed by Garth Brooks)
- Ocho Kandelikas (Flory Jagoda)
- Silent Night
- Silent Night – Instrumental Tutorial
Dia de los Muertos Jam – Saturday, November 3, 2023
- Download our SPECIAL SONGBOOK for this jam here:
Pride Jam – June 17, 2023
Download our PRIDE JAM SONGBOOK below:
I’ve made tutorials and practice videos for several of our Pride Jam songs. If I *don’t* have a video for it, I’ve linked to a recording you can play along to, or an original recording for reference. Click on the titles below to access:
- Play along with Androgynous
- Big-Boned Gal: Tutorial & Play Along
- Bulldagger Swagger: Tutorial & Play Along
- Born This Way
- Closer to Fine: Tutorial & Play Along
- Play along with One
- Play along with The Ones Who Aren’t Here
- Play along with Pride
- Prove It On Me Blues: Part 1 & Part 2 & Play Along
- Rock Me: Tutorial & Play Along
- Singing for Our Lives (Optional: with Fingerpicking!)
- The Story: Tutorial & Play Along
- This Little Light of Mine
- Tutti Frutti
- Up Above My Head